I agree with Driscoll’s negative comments on the “Inspira” hospital name replacing “Underwood-Memorial.” However, at this point, it’s not going to change, so we just have to get over it.

As for everything else in his letter, I could not disagree more! It makes sense that Driscoll (of West Deptford) is not a Woodbury resident, because he only sees the town as somewhere to drive through. He’s obviously annoyed by the slowdown in traffic from the recent reduction of vehicle lanes on Broad Street.

I could only imagine the mass complaints if a small town with lots of pedestrians were to pop up on West Deptford’s Kings Highway or Jessup Road. The difference is that Woodbury was established as a city long before the roadway created the thoroughfare it has become.

Downtown Woodbury was once a thriving and safe destination. The new traffic pattern and recent developments are small steps taken by fantastic leaders to try to bring the downtown back to being a destination. People should not need crosswalks and signs to feel safe from those who would gladly “run over someone” absent a lawsuit.

About traffic light timing at East Centre Street and Broad (Driscoll writes that East Centre gets too much green time), East Centre is one-way from Broad to Railroad Avenue, but as someone who lives on West Centre, I appreciate that light when I am heading to town.

Hopefully, Driscoll and others like him will come to understand that if you are coming to Woodbury, it is safe and calm enough now to park and walk around.